walnut oil
salt & freshly ground pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Snap off tough ends of asparagus. Trim the lower third of the ends with a vegetable peeler, as you would a carrot. Toss them on a baking sheet in enough of the walnut oil to cover. Place in a single layer on same sheet and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for 10 minutes or until just crisp-tender. Do not over cook, no one likes for his spear to be wilted.
Serves 2
"He who boils asparagus and then fries them in fat, adding egg yolks and powdered condiments, and eats this dish daily, will see his desire and his powers considerably fortified."~Sheikh Nefzawi from 'The Perfumed Garden'
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